We aimed to report a case of varicella pneumonia that resulted in respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. The patient was a 40-year-old man whose rashes started after his childeren developed varicella and who had a high fever, sputum and sputum with blood, cough, cold and shiver four days before admission. A treatment was commenced by an antiviral acyclovir and ampiric ampicillin-sulbactam therapy. Although a supporting oxygen treatment, the patient whose oxygen saturation did not increase and respiratory rate was high was commenced by an invasive mechanical ventilation because of a respiratory failure. The patient that had a recovery in clinical symptoms after 36 hours was extubated and was discharged from hospital by the following week.
[Varicella pneumonia requiring invasive mechanical ventilation]
[Category] 두창, 수두, 홍역,
Pubmed URL [DOI] 10.5578/tt.698
[Article Type] Case Reports
[Source] pubmed
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